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Meaning of psht | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pshaw.
  2. Synonym of shh.
  3. Synonym of scat.

Examples

“"Psht!" said the old gentleman to himself, as he lay back in his easy-chair, revolving all these things in his mind — "how many of 'em have I seen? There was Miss Lavrock — charmin' voice she had, bright and shrill, like a bird's pipe […]”
“His shadowed eyes prowled the young dancers. "These," he said. "Psht." He spat. "They'll never know." He downed his beer […]”
“Psht! he says, with a shove in my ribs and an angry sidelong look. Why, of course: here I am, making all this racket when there's this oral test going on in front of the blackboard […]”
“"Psht! cat! You'll burn yourself," said the tailor.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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